Author Topic: British comedy series (Read 7697 times)

Yes, Black Books is ace. Spaced passed me by first time around, it's being repeated now on More4 I think, been catching up with it, that's class too. Big Train's not been mentioned has it? Get on that too.

Jaska · « **Reply #46 on:** March 6, 2011, 08:42:09 am »

Quote from: pw1008 on March 5, 2011, 11:39:22 pm

I just watched Episodes which was on bbc2 it was ok but based in the US
The Royle Family
Max and Paddy - if you liked Phoenix Nights this is a spin off

Have seen Max & Paddy, just forgot to mention it. The episode where they took the traffic camera down was fantastic.

Downloaded and watched one episode of Inbetweeners and I'm Alan Partridge. Both seemed good but especially Partridge was funny.

Some mentioned Brass Eye. I saw one or two episodes few years back and it was funny but as I'm not English or living in England anymore, I can't possibly know all the jokes.

Black adder is also something I tried for an episode or two few years back and wasn't that excited. Got to have another go though.

Bottom has been getting so many votes that I'll need to have a go with that as well.

Once again, thanks all!

rowan_d · « **Reply #47 on:** March 6, 2011, 11:44:12 am »

League of Gentlemen
Bottom
Blackadder
Brass Eye
Knowing Me Knowing You, With Alan Partridge (KMKYWAP for short)
I'm Alan Partridge
The Inbetweeners
The Mighty Boosh

Can't recommend that lot enough

royhendo · « **Reply #48 on:** March 6, 2011, 04:55:02 pm »

Quote from: Golden_Child on March 6, 2011, 01:59:57 am

WTF? How you can appreciate the young ones and not bottom is beyond me!

Do not take this as a personal attack but both series were built on the same philosophy and from a very similar comedic direction. I'm not disputing that you did not find bottom funny, just that I struggle to find a major difference between the young ones and bottom. The only major difference I can tell is that there is more toilet humour in bottom than the young ones. However, toilet humour is a major component in the young ones also.

Again, I'm not knocking your tastes. Just questioning where your tastes differ between the two series

I don't mind if it's a personal attack. Help yourself

Bottom is utter one trick pony derivative dogshit. The Young Ones was fresh and new and anarchic and offered something different. The New Statesman was brilliant. Loads of The Comic Strip one-offs were genius. But Bottom is dogshit. They're taking the piss and driving off with lorryloads of dogshit-stained cash. Just my opinion mind. But yeah - dogshit.

royhendo · « **Reply #49 on:** March 6, 2011, 04:55:39 pm »

TLOG.

Absolutely.

Still Game.

lfcshaunod · « **Reply #50 on:** March 6, 2011, 05:00:55 pm »

Quote from: royhendo on March 6, 2011, 04:55:02 pm

I don't mind if it's a personal attack. Help yourself

Bottom is utter one trick pony derivative dogshit. The Young Ones was fresh and new and anarchic and offered something different. The New Statesman was brilliant. Loads of The Comic Strip one-offs were genius. But Bottom is dogshit. They're taking the piss and driving off with lorryloads of dogshit-stained cash. Just my opinion mind. But yeah - dogshit.

How very very wrong you are

El Diablos · « **Reply #51 on:** March 6, 2011, 05:14:07 pm »

Quote from: royhendo on March 6, 2011, 04:55:02 pm

I don't mind if it's a personal attack. Help yourself

Bottom is utter one trick pony derivative dogshit. The Young Ones was fresh and new and anarchic and offered something different. The New Statesman was brilliant. Loads of The Comic Strip one-offs were genius. But Bottom is dogshit. They're taking the piss and driving off with lorryloads of dogshit-stained cash. Just my opinion mind. But yeah - dogshit.

I'm with you on this Roy. I loved the Young Ones but found Bottom ( and that Catflap one) pretty much unwatchable.

Some of My favourite comedies over the last 40 years are

The Two Ronnies
Flying circus
Faulty Towers
Porridge
Rise and Fall of Reggie Perrin
The Young ones
Al fresco
Aufweidersehn Pet
A little bit of fry and laurie
Black Adder
the new statesmen
Big night out
Smell of reeves and Mortimer
Brass eye
Fist of Fun
Knowing me knowing you
The day today
Father Ted
The league of gentlemen
I'm Alan Partridge
Spaced
The office
The thick of it

Big train had a few laughs too and in it's day, and at it's best, Spitting Image had a lot of laughs too.
I also recall Whoops Apocalypse, I remember loving it at the time, but i can't remember it very well now so don't know if it stood the test of time.

Witherkay · « **Reply #52 on:** March 6, 2011, 05:50:49 pm »

Quote from: Mad Men on March 6, 2011, 02:22:04 am

We ALL love Vickie Michelle. Winner.

I liked Vickie but loved Michelle of the Resistance...

royhendo · « **Reply #53 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:05:09 pm »

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door: magic.
Bottom: dogshit.

How very right I am, and you all knows it.

Jokerman · « **Reply #54 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:08:59 pm »

Quote from: royhendo on March 6, 2011, 06:05:09 pm

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door: magic.
Bottom: dogshit.

How very right I am, and you all knows it.

It's a pay-off isn't it? You can write brilliantly about football but you've got no taste in comedies. It's like those footballers who all listen to Phil Collins.

Johnnyboy1973 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:17:08 pm »

Quote from: royhendo on March 6, 2011, 06:05:09 pm

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door: magic.

It's Nicholas bloody Parsons!!!!!!!!!!!

Never ever, bloody, anything; ever. I lived my life by that rule.

Where's this Yakimoto fella?

What room number? Nabushi shang hung.

Escorts bestcorts, come up if you're sexy.

Only watched it a few times

I sort of know what you're saying Roy, but I still have some time for Bottom but like you it probably comes below The Young Ones, The New Statesman, a large number of Comic Strips and maybe even Filthy, Rich and Catflap.

royhendo · « **Reply #56 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:22:38 pm »

Quote from: Johnnyboy1973 on March 6, 2011, 06:17:08 pm

Escorts bestcorts, come up if you're sexy.

We had a house full of Mayall and Edmondson appreciators in our 4th year at Uni. Can't tell you how many times that was on.

What was the "Rick Mayall Presents" one he did with Helena Bonham Carter again? He's had a few brilliant moments has our Rick. He's brilliant in the kiddies TV cartoon "King Arthur" at the moment aswell - it's class - him and Matt Lucas.

But Bottom. Last night on that Comic Relief show sums Bottom up for me. Dogshit.

royhendo · « **Reply #57 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:25:26 pm »

I loved "Phil Kay Feels" but it got canned so everyone else must've thought that was shite.

Naked Video.

Johnnyboy1973 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:30:06 pm »

Quote from: royhendo on March 6, 2011, 06:22:38 pm

What was the "Rick Mayall Presents" one he did with Helena Bonham Carter again?

Dancing Queen.

Complete series available here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rik-Mayall-Presents-Complete-DVD/dp/B000I8OOXS

Les Willis · « **Reply #59 on:** March 6, 2011, 06:34:09 pm »

Quote from: Johnnyboy1973 on March 6, 2011, 06:17:08 pm

It's Nicholas bloody Parsons!!!!!!!!!!!

Never ever, bloody, anything; ever. I lived my life by that rule.

Where's this Yakimoto fella?

What room number? Nabushi shang hung.

Escorts bestcorts, come up if you're sexy.

Only watched it a few times I sort of know what you're saying Roy, but I still have some time for Bottom but like you it probably comes below The Young Ones, The New Statesman, a large number of Comic Strips and maybe even Filthy, Rich and Catflap.

Bottom never really did it for me either..

AriGold · « **Reply #60 on:** March 6, 2011, 07:00:31 pm »

Err, why has nobody said Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps?

JamesG L4 · « **Reply #61 on:** March 6, 2011, 07:04:53 pm »

Peep Show

"Frosties are just Cornflakes for people who can't face reality!"

Genius from start to finish.

royhendo · « **Reply #62 on:** March 6, 2011, 07:08:36 pm »

Quote from: Johnnyboy1973 on March 6, 2011, 06:30:06 pm

Dancing Queen.

Nice work mate

Harrogate.

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #63 on:** March 6, 2011, 08:03:58 pm »

The Office, Peep Show, I'm Alan Partridge are the only three that I class as genuinely brilliant from British comedy over the last decade or so.

Extras was good but not brilliant IMO.

American comedy has the edge at the moment.

TropicalRed · « **Reply #64 on:** March 6, 2011, 11:07:00 pm »

Quote from: UntouchableLuis on March 6, 2011, 08:03:58 pm

American comedy has the edge at the moment.

Oh dear God...how so very wrong you are. I can't think of one decent funny laugh out loud American comedy series. Americans should just leave comedy to you Brits...end of story!!

Sasquatch · « **Reply #65 on:** March 7, 2011, 05:40:02 am »

Quote from: Lent§ on March 5, 2011, 09:21:38 pm

The greatest comedy series the UK has ever produced is 'The Office'. FACT.

Nope.

Fawlty Towers is by a mile.

And I'll take old re-runs of Dad's Army on BBC2 over most of recent British 'comedies'.

Sasquatch · « **Reply #66 on:** March 7, 2011, 05:43:31 am »

Quote from: King Richard IV on March 6, 2011, 02:12:51 am

Allo allo is shite. Watch one episode and you've seen every joke.

Allo Allo was classic.

By your analogy then watch one Laurel and Hardy and you've seen every joke.

It's not the 'jokes' per se, it's the getting to the jokes.

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #67 on:** March 7, 2011, 05:53:50 pm »

Quote from: TropicalRed on March 6, 2011, 11:07:00 pm

Oh dear God...how so very wrong you are. I can't think of one decent funny laugh out loud American comedy series. Americans should just leave comedy to you Brits...end of story!!

Family Guy, Curb and Seinfeld are all fantastic to name a few while The Simpsons continues to remain a class above of most British dross on these days like that woeful 'Friday Night Dinner' and shit like Shameless.

There have been great British comedies in the past but the standard is slipping a little. Peep Show is the only remaining great series.

The Jolly Boys Outing · « **Reply #68 on:** March 7, 2011, 08:18:42 pm »

Bottom, black books and auf wiedersehen pet and only fools.
One so many people may not like or know is the brittas empire such a great one too !

Jokerman · « **Reply #69 on:** March 7, 2011, 08:27:19 pm »

Quote from: UntouchableLuis on March 7, 2011, 05:53:50 pm

Family Guy, Curb and Seinfeld are all fantastic to name a few while The Simpsons continues to remain a class above of most British dross on these days like that woeful 'Friday Night Dinner' and shit like Shameless.

There have been great British comedies in the past but the standard is slipping a little. Peep Show is the only remaining great series.

I'm more inclined towards American comedies myself, but of the ones you mention Family Guy is awful, Seinfeld finished about 15 years ago while The Simpsons hasnt been funny for about 10. Curb is the only current one that's up there right now (unless Im missing something obvious). While Britain does have The Inbetweeners and Peep Show.

Mad Men · « **Reply #70 on:** March 7, 2011, 11:03:56 pm »

Quote from: The Jolly Boys Outing on March 7, 2011, 08:18:42 pm

Bottom, black books and auf wiedersehen pet and only fools.
One so many people may not like or know is the brittas empire such a great one too !

Are you being served<<<<<<======another classy comedy

Lent§ · « **Reply #71 on:** March 7, 2011, 11:36:16 pm »

Quote from: RedRabbit on March 5, 2011, 09:05:05 pm

You've some good un's and bad un's in that list imo.

If you want a brilliant British comedy try The Thick of It. But judging from your list it might not be to your taste. Give a go though.

Just started this tonight and it is fucking fanfuckingtastic (Just trying to get into the Malcolm Tucker mode!)

AriGold · « **Reply #72 on:** March 8, 2011, 12:00:16 am »

Only Fools and Horses is the best British comedy ever.

Close thread, FACT, end of discussion.

Mad Men · « **Reply #73 on:** March 8, 2011, 08:02:43 am »

Blackadder...the greatest british comedy ever made..especially the one about the royal air force in WW1 and fighting in the trench's.

royhendo · « **Reply #74 on:** March 8, 2011, 04:04:10 pm »

Did I mention that Bottom is dogshit?

sparkiemark73 · « **Reply #75 on:** March 8, 2011, 04:23:02 pm »

Green Wing is missing.

And yes, nighty night is gold. (and my old housemate Rav had a bit part in it. Good lad).

rowan_d · « **Reply #76 on:** March 8, 2011, 05:58:45 pm »

Quote from: Mad Men on March 8, 2011, 08:02:43 am

Blackadder...the greatest british comedy ever made..especially the one about the royal air force in WW1 and fighting in the trench's.

Hey any woman who wants to chain herself to MY railings and suffer a JET movement gets my vote!

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #77 on:** March 8, 2011, 06:16:58 pm »

Well I've seen only a few series and my favourite are Monty Python Flying Circus, I know is old and stuff but is really funny!
The other one that never ceases to amuse me is Father ted.

Inbetweeners is quite good.

The Jolly Boys Outing · « **Reply #78 on:** March 8, 2011, 08:40:17 pm »

Quote from: AriGold on March 8, 2011, 12:00:16 am

Only Fools and Horses is the best British comedy ever.

Close thread, FACT, end of discussion.

too right !

Mad Men · « **Reply #79 on:** March 8, 2011, 11:34:24 pm »

Quote from: rowan_d on March 8, 2011, 05:58:45 pm

Hey any woman who wants to chain herself to MY railings and suffer a JET movement gets my vote!

Greatest line ever!!